Radio Buttons for Taxonomies <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Priority LOW 38CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Radio Buttons for Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_single_term() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Radio Buttons for Taxonomies (helgatheviking): 2.0.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| helgatheviking | Radio Buttons for Taxonomies | before 2.0.6 | 2.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Radio Buttons for Taxonomies Vendorhelgatheviking Affected before 2.0.6 Fixed in 2.0.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:radio_buttons_for_taxonomies_project:radio_buttons_for_taxonomies:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Radio Buttons For Taxonomies Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:radio_buttons_for_taxonomies_project:radio_buttons_for_taxonomies:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Radio Buttons For Taxonomies Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Radio Buttons for Taxonomies (helgatheviking) Fixed in 2.0.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36740
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7835-39wm-qxqw
References
Advisory 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26a246c3-cf67-4566-b1e8-dc14c3c5c827?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
More helgatheviking vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15594 WordPress Simple User Listing Plugin <= 1.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-06599 KIA Subtitle <= 4.0.1 - [Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')] CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-36740 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36740 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7835-39wm-qxqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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